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Özkılıçcı

Özkılıçcı /øzkɯɫɯt͡ʃˈd͡ʒɯ/ ASCII Ozkilicci

“true swordsmith”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ö
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Özkılıçcı?

Özkılıçcı

IPA /øzkɯɫɯt͡ʃˈd͡ʒɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Özkılıçcı mean?

Özkılıçcı combines öz ‘genuine, true’ with kılıççı ‘swordsmith’: ‘true swordsmith’. Nişanyan traces kılıç to Old Turkic kılıç ‘sharp iron weapon’, from kıl- ‘to work, make’.1

Grammar öz + kılıç + -cı.

That Özkılıçcı goes back to öz and kılıç is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Özkılıçcı made of?

Özkılıçcı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: öz (öz: own, genuine) + kılıç (kılıç: sword) + -cı (-cı: occupational suffix).

Özkılıçcı ++ root öz öz: own, genuine TURKIC öz “self, essence” root kılıç kılıç: sword TURKIC kılıç “sharp iron weapon; fromkıl- ‘to work’” suffix -cı -cı: occupational suffix Özkılıçcı öz root öz: own, genuine öz TURKIC “self, essence” kılıç root kılıç: sword kılıç TURKIC “sharp iron weapon; from kıl- ‘towork’” -cı suffix -cı: occupational suffix
Özkılıçcı: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — self, essence1
  • kılıç Turkic — sharp iron weapon; from kıl- ‘to work’1

How was the name Özkılıçcı formed?

Özkılıçcı was formed by adding the suffix -cı (“-cı: occupational suffix”) to öz + kılıç.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Özkılıçcı?

Özkılıçcı Kılıç Kılıçaslan Dalkılıç Kılıçoğlu Kılıçarslan Kılıçkaya Akkılıç Kılıçdaroğlu Kılıçer Kılıçlı Kılıçkan Kılıçkıran
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kılıç same root 13 450,572
02 Kılıçaslan same root – –
03 Dalkılıç same root – –
04 Kılıçoğlu same root – –
05 Kılıçarslan same root – –
06 Kılıçkaya same root – –
07 Akkılıç same root – –
08 Kılıçdaroğlu same root – –
09 Kılıçer same root – –
10 Kılıçlı same root – –
11 Kılıçkan same root – –
12 Kılıçkıran same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özkılıçcı?

  1. Pelin Özkılıçcı volleyball player 1999–

People surnamed Özkılıçcı as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Özkılıçcı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Ozkilicci. In Turkish it has ı (dotless, a close back vowel like the a in “sofa”), ç (ch as in “church”), c (j as in “jam”), ö (as in German “schön”).

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kılıç accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özkılıçcı

Q1

What does the surname Özkılıçcı mean?

Özkılıçcı combines öz ‘genuine, true’ with kılıççı ‘swordsmith’: ‘true swordsmith’. Nişanyan traces kılıç to Old Turkic kılıç ‘sharp iron weapon’, from kıl- ‘to work, make’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özkılıçcı?

Özkılıçcı is made up of two elements: öz “self, essence” (Turkic) and kılıç “sharp iron weapon; from kıl- ‘to work’” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özkılıçcı?

Öz·kı·lıç·cı, 4 syllables; IPA: /øzkɯɫɯt͡ʃˈd͡ʒɯ/.